The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA). The claim will be readjudicated after all necessary actions are taken.
The deciding factor: The case must be returned to the RO for further development due to procedural deficiencies identified in the VCAA notice and other legal requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of a pilonidal cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0616189
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 396 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0616189.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's postoperative residuals of a pilonidal cyst have been rated at 10 percent since January 2007. The Board finds that the current rating adequately reflects his disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals of a pilonidal cyst are currently manifested by pain, burning, and itching at the surgical site, as well as monthly flare-ups of symptoms, which preclude sitting or ambulation for long periods and refraining from wearing certain types of clothing. The Board finds that the criteria for the assignment of a schedular rating of 10 percent have been met.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's compensation benefits were correctly terminated from December 27, 2001 to October 4, 2004 due to being a fugitive felon.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals of a pilonidal cyst are currently rated at 10 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available for a single painful scar under Diagnostic Code 7804. Therefore, an increased rating higher than 10 percent is not warranted.
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